PlaNet FreeNZ Acceptable Use Policy

PlaNet FreeNZ Personal AUP

Assignment, Resale No portion of this agreement, or any service of PlaNet FreeNZ may be assigned or resold without the express prior written consent of a PlaNet FreeNZ Operator.

Billing The Personal Account billing period begins on the month payment is received.

Copyright PlaNet FreeNZ explicity acknowledges Customer ownership of copyright on original Customer generated information, in accordance with International law.

Censorship and "Open Mike" Policy PlaNet FreeNZ supports Customer rights to free speech and will not limit or halt Customer transmission of data except under the extreme circumstances denoted in.. "Account Suspension," and occurrences of libelous or harassing speech.

Term This agreement will become effective when PlaNet FreeNZ receives the signed copy from the Customer accompanied by payment of the designated setup and subscription costs specified in Schedule A ("Pricing"), and shall remain in force until either PlaNet FreeNZ or Customer notifies the other in writing of an intent to terminate agreement.

Applicable Law This agreement and the relationships between the parties shall be governed by the Laws of New Zealand.

Warranty PlaNet FreeNZ warrants that its communications software conforms to established telecommunications industry protocols, and will be compatible with most off-the-shelf consumer communcations software. PlaNet FreeNZ disclaims any express or implied warranty with respect to the performance, capacity, merchantablity, or other compatibility issues of its hardware and software products and services.

Indemnification Customer assumes liability for and hereafter agrees to hold harmless PlaNet FreeNZ, its employees, agents, officers and directors from all claims for lost profits, punitive or other adjudicated damages, expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred during interoperation with any computer or network linked via Internet Protocol with PlaNet FreeNZ. The Supplier does NOT WARRANT that access will be without interruptions or errors.

Changes PlaNet FreeNZ reserves the right to change these terms and conditions by notifying Customer at least one month in advance of the date such changes become effective.

Account Suspension In the event of Customer's failure to pay balances due in a timely manner, or of any breach of this agreement by Customer, PlaNet FreeNZ will notifiy Customer of pending suspension of connection privileges, after which, at PlaNet FreeNZ' discretion, the account will be locked, the data therein frozen, and incoming mail archived. Upon payment of 50% of the account type original setup fee, Customer's account will be reinstated. If after 60 days Customer has not made arrangements to conform to the terms of this agreement, Customer's data may, at PlaNet FreeNZ' option, be purged.

Listed below are for specific antisocial behaviors that are always prohibited while using PlaNet FreeNZ hardware or software. Any physical evidence of the following activities may result in immediate account suspension without prior warning:

) Impersonation, misrepresentation of identity, forgery of mail or news headers, or other substitution of identifying marks, or the deliberate propagation of information known to be inaccurate or untrue for fraudulent or illegal purposes.
) Sending signals or large amounts of data to PlaNet FreeNZ or to any other attached machine or service which causes a temporary or permanent stoppage of PlaNet FreeNZ or the remote machine or service.
) Sending inappropriate messages or articles to any newsgroup, mailing list, or other public or private discussion forum. PlaNet FreeNZ will render the final decision in any dispute regarding the appropriateness of any message sent using its hardware or software.
) Attempting to access, or accessing: computer programs, files or records, network packets or other transmissions belonging to other users, or similar system resources not specifically assigned to Customer by Schedule B ("Assigned Resources") of this agreement.

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